Your Future Role
- Build and implement state-of-the-art frontend and mobile features by writing accessible, performant, maintainable, and well-tested code following the clean code principles.
- Develop, test, and review code. Take part in the software design and architecture decisions.
- Implement modules to connect to wearable sensors via Bluetooth Low Energy.
- Implement modules to connect to the sensors built in mobile phones, smart watches, and other wearables via SDKs.
- Extend our existing Wear OS companion app, written in Kotlin.
- Use your UI expertise to implement digital health products and prototypes.
- Collaborate closely with UX Design, Backend Engineering, QA, and Product Management.
What You Need To Succeed
- Ready for a challenging position with the opportunity to learn and contribute with 2+ years of experience as a frontend engineer.
- University degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field.
- Experience with mobile app development on Android and optionally on iOS.
- Hands-on experience with cross-platform app development using React Native.
- Deep understanding of HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript.
- Strong focus on performance, semantic markup, accessibility, and security.
- Fluent written and spoken English; knowledge of German is a plus.
Why You Will Love Working With Us
- Active contribution to developing digital solutions and making health data ready for research.
- Nonprofit work with a clear purpose: Make the world a healthier place. Find a fulfilling and meaningful task in a nonprofit environment that will advance our society.
- A diverse and international team of professionals working together at 3 locations (Potsdam, Berlin and Singapore).
- Real work-life balance with flexible working hours, 30 days of paid vacation, and possibility for hybrid work.
- Option to work abroad remotely up to 2 months per year from various countries, depending on your role and responsibilities.
- Comprehensive private health insurance.
- Support for climate-friendly mobility choices with Deutschlandticket.
- Attractive budget for further career development.
- Regular knowledge transfer through "all hands" and "town hall" meetings and knowledge sharing events ("Knowledge4Life").
- Employee-driven initiatives like the climate initiative and the DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) initiative.
Good To Know
- Especially welcome applicants from the LGBTQI+ community, people with a migration background, people of color, and individuals with neurodiversity, disabilities, or chronic illnesses.
- If you need support or special assistance during the application or interview process due to a disability, please let us know and we will accommodate you as much as possible.
- Please enclose complete documents (CV, letter of motivation, salary expectations, and earliest possible starting date) with your application.
- Regular presence in our Berlin and sometimes Potsdam office is required for this position.
About Us
Data4Life is a nonprofit digital health organization headquartered in Potsdam supported by the Hasso Plattner Foundation, with additional locations in Berlin and Singapore. We make health data from diverse sources accessible, standardized, and secure - enabling responsible research to improve public health and personalized medicine. Our digital solutions support international standards such as FHIR and OMOP, and enable scalable digital research infrastructures with a strong focus on data sovereignty and transparency. We work with university hospitals and global research institutions to unlock the full potential of health data. In collaboration with Charité and Mount Sinai Health System, we are supporting cross-border use cases based on millions of patient records. As a nonprofit, we prioritize social impact, data ethics, and open collaboration.
We care about Diversity: Many different lives, careers, and development paths lead to Data4Life. We welcome experts from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences to our international team, offering everyone equal opportunities to be themselves and develop to the best of their abilities. Diversity, equality, and inclusion are not just nice words at Data4Life -- we put them into practice in all of our activities and projects, striving to incorporate them in our everyday lives. For this reason, we signed the Charta der Vielfalt (Diversity Charter) in 2022.
